Tag: Statins
Statin Use May Reduce Mortality in High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Statin use alone or in combination with metformin tied to lower all-cause, prostate cancer mortality
Some Lifestyle Changes Suffer With Start of Meds to Cut CV Risk
Likelihood of becoming obese, physically inactive increased for initiators of antihypertensives, statins
Current Statin Use May Lower Risk for Lethal Prostate Cancer
Strong inverse association found for PTEN-null cancer but not for PTEN-intact cancers
Risk for Skin Infections, Diabetes Increase With Statin Use
Study shows mechanism of statins can induce onset of diabetes
Statin Use Not Linked to Rate of Cognitive Decline in Seniors
Rate of decline in memory, global cognition similar for elderly statin users, never users over six-year period
AHA: Many With Atherosclerotic CVD Not Meeting LDL-C Goals
Of those patients receiving only a statin, 67.0 percent did not achieve recommended LDL-C goal
Cholesterol Levels Have Been Dropping Since 2013 Guidelines
Total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C levels decreased; proportion of eligible adults taking statins increased
Statins in Childhood Aid Familial Hypercholesteremia Outcomes
Patients show slowed progression of carotid intima-media thickness, lower risk for cardiovascular disease
Statins Tied to Osteoporosis in Dose-Dependent Manner
Low-dose statins may offer protective effect against osteoporosis
Lipophilic Statins May Cut Liver Cancer in Chronic Viral Hepatitis
Inverse link is dose-dependent; lowest 10-year HCC risk seen with 600 or more lipophilic statin cDDDs
